A specialist law firm focused on construction, infrastructure and procurement with capability reaching across multiple jurisdictions

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Clients Across UK, Ireland & International Markets

Ranked in Chambers & Partners
and Legal 500 for Construction

Offices in Belfast
& Dublin

  • “The team offers strategic assistance and guidance on local law in relation to construction matters.” — Chambers UK 2026
  • “The firm are knowledgeable, take the time when required to fully explain options and have technical industry knowledge which has helped with responses.” — Chambers UK 2026
  • “Their attention to detail and in depth forensic approach to all aspects of the contracts is brilliant.” — Chambers UK 2026
  • “a specialist construction firm that advises on both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. On the contentious side, the practice has experience of ADR, mediation, litigation and arbitration. Its clients include contractors, manufacturing companies and power suppliers. It is also recommended for procurement advice, project management and risk assessment.” — Chambers UK 2025
  • “They are always available to deal with urgent matters or queries.” — Chambers UK 2025
  • “They show sound knowledge, commerciality and offer good practical guidance with dispute resolution” — Chambers UK 2025
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Our Services

  • We have a market leading track-record of advising on all aspects of non-contentious and contentious construction law including contract formation, project management and project delivery, construction disputes and dispute avoidance. We are one of a very limited number of genuinely specialist construction law service providers. Our experience extends to advising clients on projects in the USA, Scandinavia, Australasia, North Africa and Western Europe, as well as in England, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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  • Adjudication is a fast-track procedure for resolving disputes without resorting to sometimes lengthy and expensive court procedures. Adjudication is the dispute resolution mechanism of choice that applies to the UK's construction industry and increasingly so in the Republic of Ireland under the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

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  • Our litigation department provides industry-specific advice in different kinds of national and multi-jurisdictional disputes and investigations including but not limited to commercial contract disputes, construction disputes, procurement challenges, professional negligence and regulatory investigations.

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  • We act for both private and public bodies in both contentious and non-contentious procurement matters. From advising on procurement strategy through to the appointment of economic operators, we provide a comprehensive service covering all stages of the procurement lifecycle. Our approach is to help clients achieve the right result and reduce the inherent risks and costs associated with procurement.

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  • Caldwell Ritchie Berry has significant experience in advising on energy projects. Our team has advised on numerous classes of energy infrastructure across the UK and Ireland (and further afield), including nuclear, offshore wind, biogas, solar and wave projects.

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  • We work in many sectors advising on commercial contracts. With a wide variety of clients, from domestic and international organisations to entrepreneurs and family businesses, we provide results-driven commercial advice across a broad spectrum of industries.

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  • We provide legal and contractual training to organisations seeking to improve "what they do" and "how they do it". Whilst our general training packages and seminars are beneficial; we find that providing targeted and tailored training on specific forms of contracts or contractual issues helps organisations to focus on what their core requirements are and allows them to get the best from our training services.

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